Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-07
THE ASSwERS,

What object the sgners of the above paper
have in view we are unable to conceive, or what
good they expect To accomplish Is beyOuHd our
comprehension. We give our views OF both at
the meetings in an editorial elsewhere. But Ia
satisfy the request ut above SignerS, we will an
Swer their questions just in the order in which
they come, in as brief a manner aS possible aud
according TO our own observation:
lst am the W. C. Long who was secretary oil
the meeting held on the 9Th.
md No 3rd. Do not know.
It'll. About O'Clock; il was some time before
the janitOr could he found, and then he hal To
get oil and light mp.
5th and 9TH. The chairman stated that no one
except those disappearing of the resolutions
adopted by the meeting the previous day would
be allowed to vote.
7th. DO not know.
Sth. Yes: he had an idea that plan was on
foot to break up the meeting and prevent the
adoption of the resolutions.
gth. The chairman called for the affirmative
vote and decided the resolutions adopted. There
was such an uprOar that To ascertain which vote
was the greatest would have been impossible.
10th Nes. To give the names of those APPROX
ing We cannet Go.
The answers of Mr.. Long clearly show
LIST. That there Wds not Democratic
mass meeting held here on the even
ing Of the 9th.
ID. That the chairman of the little
meeting that was held on the evening OF
the 9th ruled that none but those disap-
proved OF the resolution passed by the
meeting of the previous day could vote OF
participate in that meeting.
Sd. That DIR. Carpenter, the engineer
aud prime mover of that little select cote
RE, loudly proclaimed that his resolution
would be sent out aud published whether
adopted or not.
18th. That Mr.. McSlechen, chairman of
that meeting, called for the affirmative
vote and positively refused to permit the
negative to be taken. II that law be called
| Democratic usage and custom that was n
/ Democratic meeting.
The facts about these two meetings are
as follows: The first meeting was held on
the sth, the frSt day Of the March term Of the
/ Great Court for this county. IL is well
known that IS q general more people visit
/ the county seat on the first day of Court
than any other days in the year. No effort
whatever was made by any one to induce
people to come here on that day in the in
terest Of the anti-Camden men. That
meeting was composed OF Democrats who
came here voluntarily and without sOlicita-
| ton, either to attend the session of the
Court or on other business. That meeting
was composed of representative Democrats
from nearly every section OF the county.
The resolutions adopted by that meeting
were introduced after the speeches of
Messrs. Flournoy and Chipley and ritlout
having been seen or read before by more
than three or four gentlemen, and said
at the meeting, when offered these reso-
buttons, thatit was for the purpose of elicit
ing an expression Of sentiment from the
meeting respecting the course of our mem
bers of the Legislature who had refused To
support Mr.. Camden. The resolutions
were read and voted upon by that meet
ing seriatim-they were discussed,
modified in some respect and adopted.
DR.. Carpenter was in that
meeting, participated in its pro-
eeedings, and modification was made at
hiSsuggestiOn- Ex-senator Joseph Van
meter. "one Of the staunckest and most